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Unit1 Women of Achievement-Using Language

Using Language Reading

Why Not Carry on Her Good Work? I enjoyed English, biology, and chemistry at school, but which one should I choose to study at university?

I did not know the answer until one evening when I sat down at the computer to do some research on great women of China. By chance I came across an article about a doctor called Lin Qiaozhi, a specialist in women's diseases.

She lived from 1901 to 1983. It seemed that she had been very busy in her chosen career, travelling abroad to study as well as writing books and articles.

One of them caught my eye. It was a small book explaining how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies.

She gave some simple rules to follow for keeping babies clean, healthy and free from sickness. Why did she write that?

Who were the women that Lin Qiaozhi thought needed this advice? I looked carefully at the text and realized that it was intended for women in the countryside.

Perhaps if they had an emergency they could not reach a doctor. Suddenly it hit me how difficult it was for a woman to get medical training at that time.

That was a generation when girls' education was always placed second to boys'. Was she so much cleverer than anyone else?

Further reading made me realize that it was hard work and determination as well as her gentle nature that got her into medical school. What made her succeed later on was the kindness and consideration she showed to all her patients.

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